CPE MADAM Flashcards
is non-volatile memory that permanently stores instructions for your computer.
ROM which stands for read-only memory
is volatile memory that temporarily stores the files you are working on.
RAM, which stands for random access memory
are data storage devices. store data in flash memory
Solid state drives (SSD)
are data storage devices. store data in magnetic disks.
hard disk drives (HDD)
Combination of all the components required to process
and store data using a computer
Computer system
the information entered into a computer system, examples include: typed text, mouse clicks, etc.
Input
the process of transforming input information into and output.
Processing
the visual, auditory, or tactile perceptions provided by the computer after processing the provided information.
Output
is a device that accepts information (in the form of digitalized data) and manipulates it for some result based on a program, software, or sequence of instructions on how the data is to be processed.
Computer
is defined as the discipline that embodies the science and technology of design, construction, implementation, and maintenance of software and hardware components of modern computing systems and computer-controlled equipment.
Computer Engineering
is the designing, testing and building of machines, structures and processes using maths and science.
Engineering
the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior, using punishment to correct disobedience.
Discipline
derives from the latin, discipulus, which literally means, “to learn”.
Discipline
derived from the Latin word ‘computare’
Computer
is derived from the Latin ingenium, meaning “cleverness” and ingeniare, meaning “to contrive, devise”.
Engineering
